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Robert Morton Hughes, an alumnus of the College of William and Mary, attended the University of Virginia Law School. He was the son of Robert William and Eliza M. (Johnston) Hughes. He practiced law in Norfolk, Virginia. Hughes was the president of the Virginia Bar Association; biographer of Joseph Eggleston Johnston; a member of the Virginia Board of Education; and served as a member and as rector of the Board of Visitors of the College of William and Mary.

  • 1855: Born, in Abingdon, Virginia,the son of Robert William and Eliza M. [Johnston] Hughes
  • 1870 - 1873 : Attended College of William and Mary,A.B.
  • 1877: M.A., University of Virginia
  • 1877: Began law practice in Norfolk
  • 1879: Married Mattie Smithof Williamsburg(two sons)
  • 1893 - 1918 : Member of the Board of Visitors of the College of William and Mary,served as Rector
  • 1895: President, Virginia Bar Association
  • 1930 - 1935 : Member, Virginia State Board of Education
  • 1940: Died in Norfolk, Virginia

From the guide to the Robert Morton Hughes Papers, 1715-1933., (Special Collections, Earl Gregg Swem Library, College of William and Mary)

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associatedWith Burnett, Frances Hodgson, 1849-1924 person
associatedWith Holmes, Oliver Wendell, 1809-1894 person
associatedWith Johnston, Joseph E. (Joseph Eggleston), 1807-1891 person
associatedWith Lee, Fitzhugh, 1835-1905 person
associatedWith Marcus Alonzo Hanna person
associatedWith Mark Twain person
associatedWith Page, Thomas Nelson, 1853-1922 person
associatedWith Robert Morton Hughes person
associatedWith Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919 person
associatedWith Stuart, Flora Cooke. person
associatedWith Sullivan, Arthur, Sir, 1842-1900 person
associatedWith Twain, Mark, 1835-1910 person
associatedWith Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924 person
associatedWith Woodrow Wilson. person
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